Your operational data is an untapped asset. The records you already keep are more valuable than you think.

License the data only your company has

AI labs are paying top dollar for real human judgment, domain expertise, and people who understand how work is actually done. Altro Data walks you through the process, gets you a price quote, and connects you with trusted licensing partners who anonymize and license your data on terms you approve.

Company data can be worth $20,000 to $5,000,000+

Anonymized and de-identified before any AI lab sees it. Your data is only used for research and training purposes, and only on your terms.

Original, stays with you2023-08-14 09:42
FromRachel Moreno <rmoreno@brightpath.com>
AccountBrightpath Dental Group · Enterprise plan
IssueInvoice #INV-20417 charged twice after plan upgrade
→Marcus Lee checks billing history, finds duplicate charge
→Confirms proration rule with finance team
→Issues refund, updates account notes
✓Resolved in 3h 12m, customer confirms
De-identified copy, licensed2023-08-14 09:42
From[Customer_07] <[EMAIL]>
Account[Company_31] · Enterprise plan
IssueInvoice [INVOICE_ID] charged twice after plan upgrade
→[Agent_04] checks billing history, finds duplicate charge
→Confirms proration rule with finance team
→Issues refund, updates account notes
✓Resolved in 3h 12m, customer confirms
Example: names and IDs are replaced before any AI lab sees the record; the steps stay.
  • No files to start
  • No cost to you
  • You keep your originals
  • All files and records are de-identified and anonymized for confidentiality
Where AI still falls short
~ 90%

of American working hours go to tasks that AI has barely been tested on. Fewer than 1,000 of the 18,797 identified job tasks are covered by AI benchmarks.

AI labs can’t train models on work they have no examples of. Real business records show exactly how this work gets done, which is why labs are paying companies to license them.

Models learn from examples, and most real work has never been shown to them

To do a job well, a model needs complete examples of people doing that job: the request, every step taken, and how it ended. That record lives inside companies, not on the open web.

Public data

Forums, image boards, and websites

Already scraped and used for training. Labs have plenty of it.

Private data

Support tickets, internal threads, and project files

No model has seen it. This is what labs are paying for.

What labs license

The value is in how your team worked

AI labs want the steps, the judgment calls, and the process information behind the finished work; this is where the value lies. Here is what we list for AI labs, and where it usually lives.

Workspaces

Whole team workspaces

A read-only connection to the tools your team uses every day, with personal details removed. Up to six figures per workspace.

Google WorkspaceMicrosoft 365Slack
Messages

Chats and email threads

Conversations that show how decisions were made and problems got solved.

SlackTeamsGmailOutlook
Code

Repositories and history

Commits, reviews, and linked tickets that show how software was built and fixed.

GitHubGitLabBitbucketJira
Documents

Docs, reports, and contracts

Drafts and final versions, with the edits and comments in between.

Google DriveSharePointNotionDocuSign
Business records

CRM, financials, and logs

Structured records of deals, invoices, and operations over the years.

SalesforceHubSpotQuickBooksXero
Tasks

Tickets and project work

Requests from opened to closed, including every handoff along the way.

ZendeskAsanaServiceNow

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Across the market

Recent licensing payments to firms like yours

What established firms were paid in 2026 to license de-identified copies of their records. Each deal was published by the licensing firm that arranged it; owners are not named.

Industrial distribution $1.2M

Communications, product knowledge, order history, supplier records, and operating documents. Paid nine days after the winning bid.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026
Freight brokerage · 100 employees $650K

Rate quotes, shipment documents, dispatch records, delivery exceptions, and claims.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026
Third-party logistics $500K

Dispatch, customer messages, SOPs, logistics workflows, and operating conversations. Paid seven days after the winning bid.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026
Engineering · 70 employees $450K

CAD drawings, calculations, technical reports, revisions, and project specifications.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026
Roofing contractor $450K

Full operational record, anonymized before delivery, under a perpetual exclusive license.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026
Accounting · 60 employees $350K

Five years of workpapers, reconciliations, financial models, and tax preparation files.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026
Logistics & distribution $350K

A third-party logistics provider and distributor, published as a case study.

Reported by a licensing firm · Sep 2026
General contractor $300K

Full operational record, anonymized before delivery, under a perpetual exclusive license.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026
Accounting group $280K

Workpapers, client service workflows, templates, internal communications, and operating documents. Paid five days after the winning bid.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026
Solar installer $275K

Full operational record, anonymized before delivery, under a perpetual exclusive license.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026
Marketing agency $110K

Operational record of a global agency, anonymized before delivery, under a perpetual exclusive license.

Reported by a licensing firm · Oct 2026

Market examples published by other licensing firms and not independently verified. These are not Altro Data transactions, and your own offer may be higher or lower after your data is reviewed.

How It Works

List, review, get paid

Step 1

List what you have

Tell us which systems hold your data and how many years they cover. Pick and choose what you want to make available; you have full discretion.

Step 2

We review and package it

We check your supplied data, remove names and fully anonymize identifying details, and package it so you can get the maximum value for what you’ve made available.

Step 3

Labs license, you get paid

Approved data packages go to AI labs. When they license your data, the money comes directly to you. Get paid in as little as 7 days after the licensing agreement.

Your data stays under your control until an agreement is finalized. AI labs only ever see redacted previews before then.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Who licenses the data?

AI labs and research teams that train and evaluate models. They license data to teach models how real work gets done. Your data is never published, never made public, and never licensed for use outside of training and evaluating AI models. Only the AI lab you reach an agreement with can access it.

What kind of data qualifies?

Most records of real work: email and chat threads, support tickets, project boards, code repositories, documents, and CRM or accounting records. The more years and the more complete the history, the more it is worth.

Will my customers' information be exposed?

No. Your data is anonymized and de-identified before any AI lab sees it. We remove names, contact details, account numbers, and other identifiers, and you can exclude any system, folder, or record type you don't want included.

How fast do I get paid?

In as little as 7 days after the licensing agreement is signed.

How much of my team's time does this take?

About 10 minutes for the form, then one short call to set up read-only access. We handle the review, processing, and packaging.

How is the payout calculated?

It depends on how much data you have, how many years it covers, how specialized the work is, and how complete the records are. Get a price quote for a starting range; the final offer comes after review.

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